Two AcrossEU partners -University of Siena and the University of Bayreuth- participate in an Eramus KA220-HED called “BRIDGE” with other European universities. The Bridge project responds to a global context in which challenges such as climate change and geopolitical conflicts are reshaping the world order, while the rise of anti-democratic and hate discourses threatens the core EU values of cultural diversity and democracy by engaging universities as key hubs of research and education, the project contributes to the goals of the 2030 Agenda by supporting the training of professionals capable of promoting inclusive, democratic societies and combating discrimination.
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain – Coordinating organization
- Università di Siena, Italy
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
- European Public Law Organization – EPLO, Greece
- Pixel, Italy
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Poland
- Universitaet Bayreuth, Germany
Project objectives
The BRIDGE project aims to promote intercultural dialogue based on European values in the Higher Education sector.
The specific objectives are:
- Supporting Inclusive University Governance, helping institutions integrate diversity, human rights, and equality into policies. By the end of the project, at least six universities will have piloted or integrated these frameworks
- Raising awareness on social challenges in HEIs that affect intercultural dialogue by highlighting inspiring practices and offering interactive teaching resources through a digital pedagogical museum
- Providing innovative and specialized university education by developing microcredentials that train for intercultural competencies to address social challenges
Target group and imapct
The project is addressed to:
- University professors and research staff in the field of Social and Legal Sciences
- Undergraduate and postgraduate university students (master’s and doctorate) in the branches of knowledge of the Social and Legal Sciences
- Directors of higher education institutions
The expected results are :
- Digital Museum platform that, through gamification, documentary photography and shared reflective analysis, will stimulate intercultural dialogue supporting sustainable human development and global equality
- Six Online Micro-Credential Training Courses focused on current social challenges and sustainable development
- Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions to integrate intercultural dialogue into governance and curricula